Category Archives: World
The Latest: Suspicious device removed from 2nd NYC location
NEW YORK - The Latest on an explosion in Manhattan. (all times local): 2:45 a.m. Police have removed a suspicious device from a Manhattan location four blocks from the site of an explosion that injure...
Sep 17, 2016
Manhattan explosion leaves 29 hurt; 2nd device probed
NEW YORK - An explosion in a crowded Manhattan neighbourhood on Saturday night left 29 people injured, and authorities removed a suspicious device that was discovered just blocks away. Mayor Bill de B...
Sep 17, 2016
US says it may have struck Syrian troops while targeting IS
BEIRUT - The U.S. military said it may have unintentionally struck Syrian troops while carrying out a raid against the Islamic State group on Saturday, threatening an already fragile U.S. and Russian-...
Sep 17, 2016
Iranian cyclist dies after crash in Paralympics road race
RIO DE JANEIRO - An Iranian cyclist died after crashing in a road race at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Saturday. He was Bahman Golbarnezhad, aged 48, the International Paralympics Committee said....
Sep 17, 2016
Doctor declares Trump running mate Pence to be healthy
INDIANAPOLIS - Mike Pence has released a letter from his doctor vouching for his “excellent” health. The letter summarizes the medical history of the Republican vice-presidential nominee a...
Sep 17, 2016
Pipe bomb explodes before Marines charity run; no injuries
SEASIDE PARK, N.J. - A pipe bomb exploded in a New Jersey shore town Saturday shortly before thousands of runners were to participate in a charity 5K race to benefit Marines and sailors, authorities s...
Sep 17, 2016
Trump criticized for bait and switch on 'birther' statement
NEW YORK - Donald Trump’s renouncement of birtherism came with some media gamesmanship that compelled television news networks to air 20 minutes of endorsements by retired military men before th...
Sep 17, 2016
Court halts construction of another section of pipeline
FARGO, N.D. - A federal appeals court has ordered a halt to construction of another section of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...
Sep 17, 2016
Stripes and sparkles at day 2 of London Fashion Week
LONDON - Summer may be well and truly over in London - but the fashion crowd is already looking forward to what’s hot next spring. Jasper Conran, Julien Macdonald and Emilia Wickstead were among...
Sep 17, 2016
Belgium sees first case of minor being granted euthanasia
PARIS - A terminally ill minor has been helped to die in Belgium for the first time since the country did away with age restrictions on euthanasia two years ago, according to the senator who wrote the...
Sep 17, 2016